Is CVE-2021-44048 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2021-44048 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2021-44048?

CVE-2021-44048 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2021-44048?

CVE-2021-44048 has an EPSS score of 0.81% (53th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2021-44048?

Upgrade drawings explorer to 2022.11 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2021-44048

HIGH

7.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

An out-of-bounds write vulnerability exists when reading a TIF file using Open Design Alliance (ODA) Drawings Explorer before 2022.11. The specific issue exists after loading TIF files. Crafted data in a TIF file can trigger a write operation past the end of an allocated buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process.

CWE-787Out-of-bounds Write

How to fix

Remediation Available

drawings explorerNVD

Affected:< 2022.11Fixed in:2022.11CVE-2021-44048derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionRequired

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

0.81%probability of exploitation in 30 days

53rdpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 53% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

opendesign.com

Related Vulnerabilities

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CVE-2025-22457	Critical	9.0	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2025-0282	Critical	9.0	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2015-3113	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2021-20038	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2023-4863	High	8.8	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2020-16040	Medium	6.5	100%	-	Fix

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.